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From GrandparentVisitationBlog.com by Grant D. Griffiths, Attorney at Law
May 18, 2006
Bill provides help for grandparents raising grandchildren
Grandparents
raising grandchildren would get a helping hand from the state under
legislation that Gov. Kathleen Sebelius is expected to sign.
The
new aid is part of a wide-ranging bill upping what nursing care
residents can keep from their Social Security checks and barring
hunting and fishing licenses for parents behind in child support
payments.
Sebelius spokeswoman Nicole Corcoran said Thursday the
money for the program already is in the budget to finance state
government after July 1 and the governor plans to sign the legislation
before the May 26 deadline.
Under the proposal, grandparents
with legal custody of a grandchild would receive $200 a month, with a
limit of $600 for three. To qualify, grandparents must be at least 50
years old with a household income of less than 130 percent of the
federal poverty level, or $21,580 for a household of three.
Such
a program would allow more children from troubled families to be raised
by grandparents rather than being placed in state custody and foster
homes.
Source for Post: KansasCity.com
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